Alex Eala pulled the rug from under-top seed Priscilla Hon of Australia, 6-2, 6-4, to reach her third semifinal of the season in the W25 Roehampton at the National Tennis Centre in Great Britain on Friday.
This set up her semifinal clash with third seed and World No. 208 Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands.
Hartono defeated Georgian qualifier Mariam Bolkvadze in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
The WTA World No. 250 Eala kicked off her W25 Roehampton run with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier and World No. 781 Gabriella Da Silva Fick.
In the second round, she eked out a hard-fought win over her doubles partner, World No. 289 Destanee Aiava of Australia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
The Filipino’s other semifinal results in 2023 were achieved in Spain at the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz last month and the W25 Yecla, where the 18-year-old won her third ITF singles title in June.
